Headteacher Howard Gilfallon said progress was already being made and changes were being introduced which were benefiting the community.

Mr Gilfallon has been headteacher at the school since May after previously holding the post of deputy.

He said: "As soon as I took over I realised the school faced certain problems and I put a lot of strategies in place to address the problems. The registered inspector pointed out the inspection had come too early for me but I was doing the right thing.

"On a personal level I am very disappointed for the staff, pupils and parents.

"We've got a lot going for us and there are things I've already put in place which are showing progress.

"It is a serious blow to the school but we want to get out of special measures quickly."

Under Mr Gilfallon, adult education classes have started running at the school, it has had a successful bid for a multi-use games area and streaming has been introduced into Year 7.

He admitted GCSE results were disappointing but said they had improved.